01.02.25 Cara Tersenyum di Balik Badai: Rahasia Kebahagiaan ala Bunda Teresa

Saturday 3rd week in ordinary time "Mk 4:35-41" On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." And leaving the crowd, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him. And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care if we perish?" And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?" And they were filled with awe, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even wind and sea obey him?" We love to read the life of Our Lord and see that He is a perfect man: He gets tired, thirsty, hungry, and on a few occasions He also gets angry. We love to see that He is a man as we are, 'in all things but sin.' So He can understand me perfectly when I am tired as well, or thirsty or hungry or angry, for He experienced it all centuries before I was born. 'OK', you say, 'He understands us. But then, why does He sometimes put us in such difficult situations and yet appear to be asleep in the middle of our ordeal?' Good question! It was Jesus who said, "Let us go across to the other side." Maybe St Peter saw the clouds and thought, 'Hmmm! It's going to be a rough one. But Jesus said 'let's go', so let's go.' What Peter could foresee happened and the storm broke. Nevertheless, Jesus fell asleep. St Peter never forgot the lesson and many years afterwards he wrote in his first letter "cast all your anxieties upon him, because he cares about you" (5:7). He does care! Jesus might seem to be asleep but God keeps watching. The last year of St Teresa of Calcutta's life on earth was a tough one. She had just turned 86, was very sick and was burdened by a difficult and painful surgery. However, she could send letters to her collaborators. To one of them she wrote: "This year has been a gift from God to me, and I am happy that I have been able to offer something to Jesus. We should accept that all He wants from us is a smile... Let us always pray with great trust in God. He loves us and knows what is best for us. I do not know why all this has happened this very year, but I am sure about something: Jesus never makes mistakes." Mary, my Mother, never allow me to forget it: Jesus NEVER makes mistakes!